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As part of your review, have you considered—apart from inquiries made through the directory—what parliamentary questions have been asked in order to assess how many of them could have been dealt with through use of the directory?
That was a recommendation of the care development group, which recognised that many current self-funders might never have been subject to a local authority assessment of need.
As we understand it, no central requirement is placed on the police in Scotland to inform victims of their right to apply for compensation. In many respects, that is a pity; we would welcome such an obligation being placed on the police.
The Executive has made clear its determination to remove the postcode lottery of care that has, over many years, been allowed to develop across the NHS in Scotland.
Those people could include pensioners, if they were properly employed. Many grandparents provide child care but are not paid to do so, although they have many skills.